The answer is that Bard IS the closer and should not be starting. Pitch counts are basically irrelevant, because as a two-pitch pitcher he can't get through a lineup 3 times. The effectiveness of his more »

RPLDJWAH -NO NO NO NO......Ethier is terrible by any defensive metric you want to use, and CANNOT hit lefties- for his career he has posted slash stats of .245/.306/.358 against southpaws. That's Darn more »

If you accept that there was no intent to injure, then how can there be responsibility for Chara to accept? By that logic, players should be suspended if they break someones foot with a slapshot. Why more »

While there's ample reason to be pleased with Buchholz' performance in 2010, discussions of him being among the league's elite are premature, and more than likely erroneous. There's no question that h more »

Does anyone actually take this #@#*& seriously? FOR THE 1,987,387,645TH time- the overriding theme of Moneyball is using statistical analysis to find talents that are undervalued in the marketplace. P more »

Stephen- Hard to take this article after your stellar pick of the Tissot Cremant de Jura as your favorite thing of '09. There are still WAY too many wines that are made right to cop down to the wine e more »